The security alert came through on my phone at 4:47 PM. *Valentino vehicle was approaching the main gate.*
I wasn't expecting company.
I set down the financial reports I'd been reviewing—Castellano's shipping routes, looking for vulnerabilities—and moved to the window. Sure enough, a black Mercedes was pulling through the compound entrance, Sofia Valentino visible in the back seat.
This couldn't be good.
"Marco," I called out, not bothering to raise my voice much. He was always within earshot these days, especially since the assassination attempt.
He appeared in the doorway. "Boss?"
"Sofia Valentino just arrived. Unannounced." I kept my eyes on the car as it curved around the fountain. "Find out what she wants before she gets to the house."
He was already moving, speaking into his r
